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Timshel -- Masterpost

Timshel
And you have your choices / And these are what make man great / His ladder to the stars

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Acknowledgements | Soundtrack | Full document download

MASTERPOST

Title: Timshel
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language
Word Count: 34,435
Fandom: Merlin
Pairings/characters: Arthur/Merlin (Gwen/Lance, Morgana, Leon, Uther)
Warnings: None
Summary: Merlin is definitely supposed to work for Arthur, but spends most of his time mocking Arthur's dress sense, berating him via IM with Morgana, sending Gwen capslock-filled emails about him and, most of all, trying not to fall in love with the shiny-shoed ponce. Arthur, meanwhile, is definitely supposed to be taking over his father's company some day, but instead spends most of his time scowling at Merlin, making lists about him, trying to find excuses to fire him and, most of all, trying to pretend he is totally not head-over-heels for the jumped up little upstart. Someone's got to make some difficult choices eventually, and this can only lead to one thing: angst. Or hilarity. Or, embarrassingly enough, self-discovery.
Author's notes: Title taken from the Mumford & Sons song of the same name. An explanation of the term can be found here. Acknowledgements and thanks to my wonderful betas and cheerleader can be found here. And a huge, huge thank you to my wonderful artist [info]arithilim -- I was so over-the-moon with excitement when she chose to work with me, and I'm even more excited to see what she's come up with.
Soundtrack: Available here.
Download of full document: Available here (Microsoft Word format).
Disclaimer: Merlin, Arthur and the other characters herein do not belong to me, more's the pity. If they did, Saturday teatimes on the BBC would be even more full of homoerotic longing and UST than they already are.


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Masterpost | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Epilogue
Acknowledgements | Soundtrack | Full document download
Tags: big bang, fandom: merlin, pairing: arthur/merlin, pairing: gwen/lance, rating: pg-13, timshel

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[info]sally_maria

August 31 2010, 22:09:26 UTC 1 year ago

I'm looking forward to reading this a lot, but first I wanted to thank you for making it available in one file. Being able to read lovely long stories like this offline is one of the main reasons I bought my ebook reader, and it's great not having to copy and paste everything. :-)

[info]ems

August 31 2010, 22:13:18 UTC 1 year ago

You're more than welcome. :) I hope you enjoy. Do let me know if there are any issues with the file download! xx

[info]aragons

September 1 2010, 13:22:47 UTC 1 year ago

BB, your artwork link doesn't work on any of the pages, it keeps taking you to the page you're currently on. Just though I should let you know!

[info]ems

September 1 2010, 19:43:58 UTC 1 year ago

It will once my artist is finished and uploaded. :)

[info]aragons

September 1 2010, 19:47:02 UTC 1 year ago

Ahhhh. That shows me for not knowing how Big Bang actually works. I'll just go and slink off in embarrassment.

[info]arineat

January 17 2011, 00:19:03 UTC 1 year ago

It's been 4 months since you posted this reply and the art links still don't work. =/ Will that be fixed any time soon?

[info]ems

January 17 2011, 00:21:44 UTC 1 year ago

Unfortunately my artist defaulted; I just haven't gone through and removed the link yet -- sorry about that. Believe me, I was sad too!

[info]arineat

January 17 2011, 00:41:28 UTC 1 year ago

Ah, no! *pets you* That sucks! I'm quite enjoying the story, though. ^_^ ♥

[info]mandy_croyance

September 5 2010, 15:33:03 UTC 1 year ago

I just want to let you know that I made a PDF of this fic for my own use (since I'll be reading it on my phone over the long weekend) and thought you might like a copy. http://www.sendspace.com/file/89y2vc

:D

[info]ems

September 5 2010, 20:23:26 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you very much, that's useful! :)

[info]bex9590

September 14 2010, 11:17:42 UTC 1 year ago

i've been meaning to read this for a while so its great that i can download it, gonna do that now :)

[info]bentley

September 14 2010, 17:15:55 UTC 1 year ago

Massive props for the full document download, I always prefer to read offline and Firefox can be a pain about it. ♥ I am really excited for this fic!

[info]analise010

December 31 2010, 02:43:13 UTC 1 year ago

I haven't even read this fic yet, but YOU ALREADY WIN SO HARD. Mumford and Sons, FTW. <3

[info]ems

December 31 2010, 13:03:06 UTC 1 year ago

Mumford and Sons were definitely my band of 2010, I LOVE them. They're featured on the soundtrack too! :D

[info]hils

January 1 2011, 14:05:20 UTC 1 year ago

Very late to the game I know but I just wanted to say I loved this and am going to rec it

[info]ems

January 1 2011, 15:11:13 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you! :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[info]blue_meridian

February 6 2011, 21:23:42 UTC 1 year ago

Recced!

[info]ems

February 6 2011, 21:26:25 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks, that's very kind of you! Much appreciated. :D

[info]matchboximpala

March 14 2011, 02:49:10 UTC 1 year ago

I have read, I have loved, I have rec'd. I don't usually go for Merlin/Arthur fic but this was rec'd *hard* by someone I trust (though for the life of me, I can't remember who) so I gave it a shot. I am so glad I did. It was epic storytelling: well-crafted and emotionally evocative. I completely believed in your Arthur and Merlin, as well as all the other characters, even Morgana -- who was a good person??? :)

Thank you so much for sharing this. I look forward to exploring your LJ and reading more of your fic.

[info]ems

March 14 2011, 19:35:44 UTC 1 year ago

I already said this on your rec post, but thank you so much! Unfortunately I don't have much time to write fic any more, but I am hoping to complete another Big Bang this year. More of the same, no doubt! :D

[info]matchboximpala

March 14 2011, 19:41:05 UTC 1 year ago

I look forward to it. I understand about not having time to write fic -- I barely find time to read it. But maybe someday. It helps, having all these good examples out there.

[info]tommywolf

June 1 2011, 15:53:54 UTC 1 year ago

Wow, this is a GREAT fic! I adore silly Arthur and silly (and sometimes quite vicious) Merlin. Love, much, much love... ^_^ Thanks a bunch!

[info]ems

June 1 2011, 17:31:47 UTC 1 year ago

Aw, thank you so much, that's so kind of you. :)

[info]phantmgreeneyes

February 23 2012, 20:25:35 UTC 3 months ago

Am putting on on my Nook tonight. Can't wait to read it!!
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